SENDCo

SENDCo

Start Date: September 2025 or January 2026

Permanent

Full Time

Salary: MPR/UPS (£31,650 - 49,084) + SEN Allowance (£2,679 - £5,285)

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Pedmore High School is a smaller than average 11-16 mixed, multi-cultural comprehensive and is a member of the Invictus Education Trust. Graded ‘Good’ by OFSTED in February 2023, the school provides stimulating and innovative opportunities for learning; transforming the aspirations and educational outcomes for all students. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivational SENDCo with the ability and expertise to get the best from all students with additional needs, ensuring they make their very best progress.  

We are able to provide considerable opportunities for career development for the right candidate. Pedmore High School offers excellent professional development opportunities, both in school and as part of the Trust, and a positive environment within to help drive your career forward.

If you feel that you have energy, drive and determination to succeed in this post, we strongly encourage you to visit us and see for yourself the fantastic opportunities we can provide.

Please see attached job description for more details.

Closing Date: 9am on Monday 23rd June                                  

Interviews to take place: Friday 27th June

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Please contact Mrs A Cherrington acherrington@pedmorehighschool.uk  if you would like more information regarding the role or to book a viewing.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as a part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern.  If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2024 – KCSIE 2024

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check. 

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.